Browsing: White-collar work


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Early intervention prevents mental ill-health escalation

Workplace early-intervention programs play a crucial role in preventing mental health problems escalating, and have helped one white-collar worker realise her back and neck pain was exacerbated by anxiety, according to occupational physician Dr Andrea James.


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2:56PM

Sedentary risks not mitigated by "huff and puff" exercise

Health problems associated with occupational sitting aren't mitigated by daily vigorous exercise, according to a new Safe Work Australia-commissioned report, which warns excessive sitting and physical inactivity are separate issues.


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Excessive work stress contributed to cardiac arrest

The family of a finance employee who died from cardiac arrest has been awarded death benefits, after a commission found the stress of being placed on a "watch list" in a "ruthless" industry contributed to his illness.


MON
2:09PM

Employer not liable for hole-punch injury

A worker has been denied compensation for the cost of wrist surgery, after a superior court found an arbitrator incorrectly identified the incident that caused the relevant injury.


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12:48PM

Brief walks at work combat persistent fatigue

European researchers have identified a strategy for tackling the "high prevalence of persistent fatigue" among sedentary workers, while Australian workers are being challenged to be "chair aware" and get up every 30 minutes.


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2:22PM

Sit-stand desks reduce back pain within days

Two studies from the US and Australia have shown sit-stand desks can reduce lower back pain and discourage sedentary behaviour in a "real world" office environment without affecting productivity.


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3:58PM

White-collar injury claims rejected for lack of evidence

A worker has been denied compensation for tinnitus after the AAT found there was little more than a temporal connection between her employment and her condition. The Tribunal has also rejected a hand-injury claim after hearing there is no scientific evidence linking keyboard use to carpal tunnel syndrome.


FRI
12:38PM

Depression rampant in white-collar sector

Employers need to "intensify" their strategies for reducing work-related stress, according to researchers, who have found a third of workers in a white-collar industry could be clinically depressed.


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1:59PM

Single reasonable admin action can block psych claim

An electorate officer for Federal Senator John Madigan has been denied workers' compensation for a psych injury, after the AAT found that at least one of the multiple work-related causes of his injury was reasonable administrative action.


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